June 2008

West Moira Orchards

Norm and Fred McCaw took over West Moira Orchards on the West Moira Street in October 2007 from Kurt and Karen Kaiser. The roadside store is on the south side of West Moira Road and the 100 acre farm is on the north side. The Kaisers bought the farm in 1981 and opened the market garden for business in 1984. They opened the roadside store in 1993. The farm is laid out with a number of different plots, which can be irrigated from a pond in the centre. There are apple trees, a large area of strawberries, high bush blueberries (ripe between July 15 – September 1), raspberries, purple raspberries and fall raspberries (ripe between September 1 – September 30 or first frost), tomatoes (ripe between August 15 – September 30), corn, peppers, beets, spring and fall wheat and a variety of different types of potatoes. During the strawberry season, which runs approximately from June 21 – July 8 the farm is open seven days a week from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Once the strawberries are finished, the farm closes on Sundays. You can either pick your own at the farm or go to the roadside store. The store is open seven days a week from June to Hallowe’n, from 9.30 a.m. to 6 p.m. If you go regularly you will find vegetables in season.

Details

Contact Name:

Norm McCaw

Norm_McCaw@harvesthastings.ca

(613) 962-8228

Location:

West Moira Orchards

537 Moira St. West

Belleville, ON K8N 4Z2

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West Moira Orchards

Norm and Fred McCaw live at 1071 Harrington Road, R.R.#2, Frankford. They used to be dairy farmers but now rear beef cattle, cash crop and growing soft fruit, apples and vegetables. They took over West Moira Orchards on the 537 Moira Street West in October 2007 from Kurt and Karen Kaiser. Judy McCaw runs the roadside store is on the south side of West Moira Road and the 100 acre farm is on the north side.

Location

West Moira Orchards

527 Moira Street West

Belleville, ON K8N4Z2

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Farmer Details

Judy McCaw

(613) 962-8228

Municipality:

City of Belleville

Honey

Producer: Honey Oak Farm

The hard winter this year took its toil on Peter Bussell's bees. He is having to re establish some of his hives. He uses an electric fence to prevent beers from getting at his bee hives.

Gooseberries

Producer: Lost Road Gardens

Gooseberries are wonderful in jam, in pies, and in fools. The Heisslers have a stall at the Campbellford Farmers' Market

Raspberries

Producer: Honey Oak Farm

Peter and Claire Bussell grow a variety of raspberries at Honey Oak Farm at the west end of Oak Lake, Quinte West. You can buy them at the farm gate and at Belleville Farmers Market.

Trees

Producer: Honey Oak Farm

Peter and Claire Bussell of Honey Oak Farm have a 50 acre wood lot they take wood for firewood. Oaks grow well and so do white pine, red pine and sugar maple, but they find black cherry does not thrive. Peter Bussell has set up a small tree nursery growing oak trees from acorns from the woodlot He finds acorns from white oak germinate quickly if put in a moist environment but acorns from red oak have to over winter. He is interested in growing black locust trees as the blossom is good for bees. He plans sto expand the nursery. The red oak seedlings have leaves with sharp points while the white oak seedlings have leaves with rounded points.

Trees

Honey Oak Farm

Peter and Claire Bussell have lived at Honey Oak Berry Farm at the west end of Oak Lake in Quinte West for 20 years.

Location

Honey Oak Farm

239 Oak Lake Rd.

Stirling, ON K0K 3E0

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Farmer Details

Peter Bussell

(613) 395-3289

Municipality:

City of Quinte West

Sustainability

June 2008

West Moira Orchards

West Moira Orchards

Location

Honey

Gooseberries

Raspberries

Trees

Honey Oak Farm

Location

Firewood

Hay, small square

Ham and bacon, smoked